GFOA Alberta Over the Years
GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA
And the Rest is History …
Welcome to the history page of the Government Finance Officers Association, Alberta (GFOA). Here, we celebrate the rich legacy of leadership and the journey of our organization through the years. Below, you’ll find a list of past directors who have guided the GFOA Alberta, as well as the locations of our annual conferences, which have served as pivotal moments for networking, learning, and advancing excellence in municipal government finance.
Established in 1979 and documented with just 49 members in 1989, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has now grown into a thriving community of over 1,144 municipal finance professionals dedicated to advancing excellence in government finance. From pioneering leadership to impactful conferences and steady membership growth, our commitment remains steadfast in shaping the future of public financial management.
Join us in celebrating our past, embracing our present, and shaping our future together.
Some Great Conferences …
| 1989 Red Deer | 2007 Calgary |
| 1990 Hinton | 2008 Canmore |
| 1991 Brooks | 2009 Edmonton |
| 1992 Leduc | 2010 Lethbridge |
| 1993 Calgary | 2011 Banff |
| 1994 Grande Prairie | 2012 Calgary |
| 1995 Medicine Hat | 2013 Jasper |
| 1996 Calgary | 2014 Red Deer |
| 1997 Edson | 2015 Edmonton |
| 1998 Lethbridge | 2016 Banff |
| 1999 Strathcona County | 2017 Grande Prairie |
| 2000 Kananaskis | 2018 Kananaskis |
| 2001 Edmonton | 2019 Enoch |
| 2002 Drumheller | 2020 Red Deer (cancelled) |
| 2003 Camrose | 2021 Virtual (due to pandemic) |
| 2004 Banff | 2022 Calgary |
| 2005 Red Deer | 2023 Banff |
| 2006 Grande Prairie | 2024 Edmonton |
Grande Prairie
Conferences Held in Grande Prairie:
1994
2006
2017
Hinton
Conference Held in Hinton:
1990
Brooks
Conference Held in Brooks:
1991
Red Deer
Conferences held in Red Deer:
1989
2004
2015
2020 (Cancelled)
Leduc
Conferences held in Leduc:
1992
Calgary
Conferences held in Calgary:
1993
1996
2007
2012
2022
Medicine Hat
Conferences held in Medicine Hat:
1995
Edson
Conference Held in Edson:
1997
Lethbridge
Conferences held in Lethbridge:
1998
2010
Strathcona County
Conferences held in Strathcona County:
1999
Kananaskis
Conferences held in Kananaskis:
2000
2018
Edmonton
Conferences held in Edmonton:
2001
2009
2015
2024
Drumheller
Conference Held in Drumheller:
2002
Camrose
Conference Held in Camrose:
2003
Banff
Conference Held in Banff:
2004
2011
2016
2023
Canmore
Conference Held in Canmore:
2008
Jasper
Conference Held in Jasper:
2013
Enoch
Conference Held in Enoch:
2019
Our Membership’s Been Growing!
1989 – 1990
George Balash, President
1990 – 1991
Randy Schwindt, President
1992 – 1993
Randy Dubord, President
1993 – 1994
Randy Schwindt, President
1995 – 1997
John Rop, President
1998 – 2000
Del Dyck, President
2001 – 2003
Barry Sawada, President
2004 – 2007
George Huybregts, President
2008 – 2010
Dean Screpnek, President
2011 – 2013
Rick Wojtkiw, President
2014 – 2016
Kelly Gibson, President
2016 – 2017
Glen Jarbeau, President
2017 – 2020
Ed Kaemingh, President
2020 – 2023
Jennifer Place, President
2023 – 2025
Alvin Allim, President
- Members 49 – 54 3%
- Members 54 – 65 3.5%
- Members 52 4%
- Members Undetermined 4%
- Members 91 6%
- Members 78 – 201 13.4%
- Members 246 – 287 19.1%
- Members 308 – 462 31%
- Members 462 – 611 41%
- Members 611 – 810 54%
- Members 838 56%
- Members 1010 67.3%
- Members 1010 – 1092 72.8%
- Members 1092 – 815 54.3%
- Members 815 – 1150 76.6%
Meet the Past Stars …
Without the countless people who have dedicated their time, enthusiasm and passions for excellence to our organization over the years, GFOA Alberta would be a shadow of what it is today. We thank you all who have served and supported GFOA AB for so long, and hope visitors to this page will take some time to notice and appreciate you all.
1989:
George Balash
Norbert Van Wyk
Doug Norris
Shirley Sailer
Dorothy McVey
Randy Schwindt
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1990:
Randy Schwindt
George Balash
Doug Norris
Lorna Smith
Dorothy McVey
Randy Dubord
Norbert Van Wyk
1991:
Randy Schwindt
George Balash
Dorothy McVey
Lorna Smith
Harold Gyte
Joyce Tomboulian
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1992:
Randy Dubord
Randy Schwindt
Harold Gyte
Joyce Tomboulian
Hilda Marsh
John Rop
Lutz Perschon
1993:
Randy Schwindt
Harold Gyte
Joyce Tomboulian
Hilda Marsh
Michael Fung
Salim Kurji
John Rop
Perschon
1994:
Randy Dubord
Harold Gyte
Paul Riegel
Hilda Marsh
Dave H.
John Rop
Jim Standell
Randy SchwindtXX
1995:
John Rop
Randy Schwindt
Paul Riegel
Hilda Marsh
Jim Standell
Kathy Chan
Shirley Sailor
Pam Richardson
1996:
John Rop
Randy Schwindt
George Huybregts
Pam Richardson
Alex Nelson
Del Dyck
Barry Temple
Barry SawadaXX
1997:
Randy Schwindt
Hilda Marsh
George Huybregts
Barry Temple
Aleks Nelson
Harold Johnsrude
Lori Ostafichuk
Barry Sawada
Del Dyck
1998:
Del Dyck
John Rop
Barry Temple
Roberta Malysh
Hilda Marsh
Barry Sawada
Harold Johnsrude
Chris Parkins
George Huybregts
1999:
Del Dyck
John Rop
Barry Temple
Roberta Malysh
Hilda Marsh
Barry Sawada
Tracey Burkholdder
Chris Parkins
George HuybregtsX
2000:
Del Dyck
John Rop
Roberta Malysh
Lori Leipnitz
Barry Sawada
Tracey Burkholdder
Chris Parkins
George Huybregts
Roger Rosychuk
2001:
Barry Sawada
Del Dyck
George Huybregts
John Rop
Roberta Malysh
Lori Leipnitz
Tracey Burkholdder
Chris Parkins
Roger Rosychuk
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2002:
Barry Sawada
Del Dyck
George Huybregts
John Rop
Michael Minchin
Lori Leipnitz
Tracey Burkholdder
Chris Parkins
Roger Rosychuk
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2003:
Barry Sawada
Del Dyck
George Huybregts
John Rop
Jack Helm
Michael Minchin
Lori Leipnitz
Jules Tailleur
Chris Parkins
Roger Rosychuk
2004:
Barry Sawada
Del Dyck
George Huybregts
John Rop
Jack Helm
Tom Maier
Michael Minchin
Lori Leipnitz
Jules Tailleur
Chris ParkinsXX
2005:
George Huybregts
Barry Sawada
Lori Craig
Karen Gibson
Michael Minchin
Gary Mullin
Darcy Ferguson
Chris Parkins
Dean Screpnek
Tom Maier
John Rop
Del Dyck
2006:
George Huybregts
Barry Sawada
Lori Craig
Karen Gibson
Michael Minchin
Susan Walker
Gary Mullin
Darcy Ferguson
Chris Parkins
Dean Screpnek
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2007:
George Huybregts
Barry Sawada
Lori Craig
Karen Gibson
Michael Minchin
Elaine Robinson
Gary Mullin
Darcy Ferguson
Chris Parkins
Dean ScrepnekXX
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2008:
Dean Screpnek
George Huybregts
Barry Sawada
Lori Craig
Michael Minchin
Tom Maier
Gary Mullin
Darcy Ferguson
Chris Parkins
Karen Gibson
XX
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2009:
Dean Screpnek
George Huybregts
Barry Sawada
Rick Wojtkiw
Darcy Ferguson
Jason Labonte
Don Knutson
Lorraine Nyal
Aleks Nelson
Karen Gibson
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2010:
Dean Screpnek
George Huybregts
Barry Sawada
Rick Wojtkiw
Darcy Ferguson
Chris Parkins
Eric Sawyer
Lori Craig
Lorraine Nyal
Aleks Nelson
Kathy Chan
Don KnutsonXX
2011:
Rick Wojtkiw
Dean Screpnek
Barry Sawada
Kelly Gibson
Kathy Chan
Darcy Ferguson
Glen Jarbeau
Lorraine Nyal
Aleks Nelson
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2012:
Rick Wojtkiw
Dean Screpnek
Kelly Gibson
Kathy Chan
Darcy Ferguson
Jennifer Beagrle
Glen Jarbeau
Lorraine Nyal
Aleks Nelson
Barry Sawada
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2013:
Rick Wojtkiw
Dean Screpnek
Kelly Gibson
Kathy Chan
Darcy Ferguson
Alice Lettner
Jennifer Beagrie
Glen Jarbeau
Aleks Nelson
Irene Sasyniuk
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2014:
Kelly Gibson
Rick Wojtkiw
Glen Jarbeau
Jennifer Beagrie
Darcy Ferguson
Dean Krejci
Heather Gray
Ed Kaemingh
Gene Peskens
Aleks Nelson
Irene Sasyniuk
2014 – 2015:
Kelly Gibson
Rick Wojtkiw
Glen Jarbeau
Jennifer Beagrie
Darcy Ferguson
Ed Kaemingh
Gene Peskens
Aleks Nelson
Noell Smith
XX
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2015 – 2016
Kelly Gibson
Rick Wojtkiw
Glen Jarbeau
Jennifer Place
Darcy Ferguson
Chris Hughes
Ed Kaemingh
Gene Peskens
Allan Gee
Travis Nosko
XX
2016 – 2017:
Glen Jarbeau
Kelly Gibson
Ed Kaemingh
Jennifer Place
Gene Peskens
Dawn Suave
Susan Walker
Heather Surkan
Darcy Ferguson
Allan Gee
Travis Nosko
Alan Bartolcic
2017 – 2018:
Glen Jarbeau
Kelly Gibson
Ed Kaemingh
Jennifer Place
Gene Peskens
Graham Isbister
Heather Surkan
Darcy Ferguson
Allan Gee
Travis Nosko
Alan Bartolcic
XX
2018 – 2019:
Ed Kaemingh
Kelly Gibson
Jennifer Place
Heather Surkan
Gene Peskens
Chris Hughes
Christa Cornelsson
Darcy Ferguson
Travis Nosko
Shelley Thomas
Alan Bartolcic
XX
2019 – 2020:
Jennifer Place
Ed Kaemingh
Heather Surkan
Travis Nosko
Christa Cornelsson
Chris Jacyk
Shelley Thomas
Alan Bartolci
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2020 – 2021:
Jennifer Place
Ed Kaemingh
Heather Surkan
Shelley Thomas
Travis Nosko
David Johnson
Christa Cornelsson
Chris Jacyk
Milap Petigara
Alvin Allim
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2021 – 2022:
Jennifer Place
Ed Kaemingh
Alvin AllimX
Shelley Thomas
Travis Nosko
Chris Hughes
Tolulope Maraiyesa
Chris Jacyk
Milap Petigara
Karen Arsenault
Rick Wojtkiw
2022 – 2023:
Alvin AllimX
Jennifer Place
Chris Hughes
Shelley Thomas
Travis Nosko
Tolulope Maraiyesa
Chris Jacyk
Jamie Spurgeon
Karen Arsenault
Rick Wojtkiw
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2023 – 2024:
Alvin AllimX
Jennifer Place
Chris Hughes
Shelley Thomas
Travis Nosko
Tolulope Maraiyesa
Chris Jacyk
Jamie Spurgeon
Karen Arsenault
Rick Wojtkiw
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About Us
GFOA Alberta is a professional organization whose purpose is to enhance the practice of governmental finance in the Province of Alberta. Our objectives include:
- Promote networking opportunities for all government finance officials within all levels of government
- Support and promotion of Provincial, Canadian and International GFOA Conferences and training programs
- Communication with membership on financial issues
- Liaison with Municipal Affairs
- Enhance the profile of GFOA Alberta.
Our Association is affiliated with the International Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and maintains contact with its staff to promote training opportunities and participation in annual international GFOA conferences.
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About Us
GFOA Alberta is a professional organization whose purpose is to enhance the practice of governmental finance in the Province of Alberta. Our objectives include:
- Promote networking opportunities for all government finance officials within all levels of government
- Support and promotion of Provincial, Canadian and International GFOA Conferences and training programs
- Communication with membership on financial issues
- Liaison with Municipal Affairs
- Enhance the profile of GFOA Alberta.
Our Association is affiliated with the International Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and maintains contact with its staff to promote training opportunities and participation in annual international GFOA conferences.